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Northrop Grumman’s HALE UAS Sets New Flight Record

January 12, 2015 @ 09:39 AM

The US Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk and other variants of Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NGC) High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) series have set a record by flying more intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission hours in one week than ever before. The UAS series flew 781 hours from 10-16 September 2014
US Army Tactical Missile Modernization Contract For Lockheed Martin

January 7, 2015 @ 05:48 PM

Lockheed Martin received a $78 million contract from the U.S
K2 Energy Wins $81 Million Contract To Design Energy Storage System

January 6, 2015 @ 08:49 AM

K2 Energy Solution has won $81 million contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command of US to design an energy storage system capable of powering “a large modular capacitor bank for the electromagnetic railgun.” The contract was awarded in July but the first order was not placed until today
New F-35 Jet Lacks Software Ability To Fire Gun

January 2, 2015 @ 01:52 PM

The Pentagons F-35 Joint Strike Fighter worth $400 billion will not be able to fire its 25mm cannon during the operational missions until 2019. Even though F-35 is supposed to join frontline U
LM Canada Seeks Sales Of Naval Combat System In Future

January 1, 2015 @ 03:12 PM

Canada's Lockheed Martin has future plans of selling naval combat system to South America and Europe, designed as part of the modernization program for the nation's frigates. Work is underway on the first export sale of the combat management system to the Royal New Zealand Navy
Next-Gen Russian Armata Tanks To Undergo State Trails In 2016

December 31, 2014 @ 09:26 AM

Russia's next-generation Armata main battle tank will undergo state testing in 2016, Oleg Bochkaryov, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Military-Industrial Commission said on Monday. Bochkaryov specified that after taking part in the May 9, 2015 Victory Day military parade, commemorating 70 years since the defeat of the Nazi Germany, several dozens of Armata machines will be tested in the army
Boeing Tests KC-46 Tanker

December 31, 2014 @ 09:20 AM

Boeing and the US Air Force successfully completed the first flight of the KC-46 tanker test program on 28 December. As part of a contract awarded in 2011 to design and develop the Air Forces next-generation tanker aircraft, Boeing is building four test aircraft – two 767-2Cs and two KC-46A Tankers
Russia To Receive Corsair Surveillance UAVs In 2016

December 29, 2014 @ 10:22 AM

United Instrument Corporation (UIC) will begin delivery of small-class Corsair surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Russian Armed Forces in late 2016, said Alexander Yakunin, CEO of UIC. "We are currently implementing a big project on the creation of a prospective small-class Corsair UAV and organization of its serial production
General Dynamics Wins $99.7 Million Contract For Saudi Abrams Tanks

December 26, 2014 @ 12:58 PM

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) has won a $99.7 million contract for M1A2 (M1A2S) Abrams tanks for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
US Marine Corps Receives First Carrier Variant F-35C Fighter

December 24, 2014 @ 12:15 PM

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has received its first carrier variant (CV) Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) on 22 December. The USMC is acquiring a mixed fleet of short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B and CV F-35C aircraft

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